Bulgasal has been on my to-watch list even before it aired and I finally finished watching it last week.

Overall an entertaining watch with layers of mysteries that are worth the wait, some might consider the pacing a tad slow. I enjoy the pacing, as it gives time for the world building and the writers in my opinion are great at saving mysteries as the week goes which helped create anticipation for the next episodes. With a lot of breathtaking cinematography, attention to details for multiple timelines and great introduction to monsters, the drama is pleasing to the eyes and quite insightful into the folklore of Korea.

The romance, however, is not really my cup of tea. While watching, I believe the drama will do equally as well, if not better, had they removed the forced romantic air between Hwal and Sang-un but it was later revealed that it was an important aspect of the final plot, which could have been a better motive. I also think that Sang-un's character seems a little airhead-ish as the story progresses when she was actually depicted as a more independent and strong character in the beginning, most probably to push for her dependent towards Hwal.

The main issue of the drama, later revealed in the last episode, was a bit anticlimactic for me. It feels a little lack of depth considering how well the anticipation was kept.